Dr Sandra L. Otipoby

Dr. Sandi Otipoby has always loved helping people and her community. As one of seven children growing up, she learned helping others was her passion, and large families require everyone to look after one another. Dr. Otipoby's father served our country in the Air Force. Their family moved throughout the US growing up until settling in Diamond, Missouri, a small town located southeast of Joplin, where they lived on a farm. Dr. Optioby started her dental career as a dental hygienist in Joplin, Missouri. While working as a dental hygienist, she fell in love with dentistry. It was her chance to help others, and she went on to become a dentist. Dr. Optioby graduated from UMKC School of Dentistry in 1993. After dental school, she moved to Garnett, Kansas, and started practicing dentistry. General dentistry has always been Dr. Optioby's favorite because of the variety of dental procedures you can help patients with every day. Helping people smile gives her joy. "Patients tell me I have a gentle touch. I want to help my patients and my community, and this is my chance." Her love for helping people and animals started at a young age and continues to this day. She is active in the local 4-H and enjoys gardening and raising Lamancha dairy goats. Producing milk, goat cheese, and goat milk soap is a part of raising goats and takes a lot of hard work. Dr. Optioby and her husband, Dwight Nelson, live on a farm in Garnett. They have two children; Amanda Nelson and Derrick Nelson. Amanda is a dental hygienist in Manhattan, Kansas, and Derrick works for a Wisconsin milling company. They are proud to call Garnett their home.